Bearing device.



G. DIETE.

4BEARING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I4, 19H.

192191,43@ Patented 1311.111919.

GUSTAVE DIETE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Buena-NG DEVICE.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Jan. 1ct, 19MB.

Application tiled August 14, 1917. Serial No. 186,124.

To all tlf/wm 'it may conce/rn:

Be it known that. l, (inscrive Dnrrn, a

y citizen of the liepublic of Brazil, and a resident of the city oiChicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have, invented certainvnew and usetul Improvements in Benring Devices, of which the followingis a specilication. I

My' invention relates lo improvements in bearing devices designed foruse especially in connection with rollers for gravity con* \'eyers,.andhas for itsl object the production offs bearing device oi the charactermentioned which vwill be ol" economical construction, and which willpermit of ready detachment of the roller or drum when desired. Otherobjects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations und arrangements oi" partshereinafter doseribed and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference 'to the accompanyingdrawings 'forming part of this specification, and in which,

Figure .1. is a if xgmcntal side elevation of a roller nnd beni-ingtherefor en'ibmlying thei vcntion,

Fig. 2, zi section linken on line 1L-2 of Fig, 1. l

Fig. 3, section through d roller, in conjunction with which shown nbearing de vice of slightly modified torni, und

Fig. fi, a section taken on line elf-4.- of Flg, The brelerred i'orm of'construction as illustrated in the dra-wings comprises a support 5 inthe form oi' an angle iron bracket. Fomned in said support are twospaced openings 6 and 7. Through the opening 6 projects .loosely a stubshaft 8, the outer end of said stub shaft being carried by and lformedintegral with a radially projecting shank 9 having its singularlyprojecting outer end passing through the opening 7. The resulting devicethus formed by the parts S and 9 is an integral Elf-shaped member theparallel ends of which are adapted for loose inser tion into theopenings 6 and 7 as will be readily understood. A nut 10 is threaded onthe outer endoi shank 9 which serves to lock the shaft 8 together withsaid shank in position in support 5.

Loosely mounted upon the outer end of stub shaft 8 is a bearing sleeve11 haviri a concentric outwardly opening recess 12 or the reception ofseid shaft. Surrounding said sleeve is an annular bearing member 13 uponwhich is supported one end of a drum or roller 14 as clearly seen.

The member 13 isc held against longitudinal movement in one directionupon a sleeve 11 by means ot' an outwardly projectingflange 15 formedupon the outer end ot' said sleeve, longitudinal movement of said member13 in the opposite direction, upon said sleeve, being limited by a splitspring ring 1G adapted to embrace the inner end of said sleeve, thelatter being provided with a..

circumferential groove 17 for engagement by said rmg. Intcrposed betweenthe parts 11 and 13 is a series ol balls 18, said parts providing acontinuous runway for said balls as will be readily undersmod.

lVith the arrangement set forth it will be seen that the stub shaft willbe locked in position to support the bearing members 11 and 13 of theroller by means of the nut 10, the arrangement being such that said nutwill be radially spaced from the roller so as to not interfere therewithand in a position permitting of ready engagement thereo by a wrench whenit is desired to remove the seme in order to demount the roller.

In the :form shown in Figs.' 3 and 11- the stub shaft 8 carried by a baror plate 19 the outer end of which is secured by a bolt 2() to thesupport' 5, said support having a tapped opening 21 for engagement bysaid bolt. In order to positively lock the plate 19 against any rotarymovement by the boltI 20 the outer end of stub shaft 8 may be eX- tcndedslightly as seen for engagement with an opening Q2 formed in thesupport. cept for these differences, the two forms of constructions arethe sume.

lVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred forms ofconstruction for carrying my invention into eiiect` these are capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters latent is:

1. A bearing of the class described comprising inner and outerconcentric ball supporting members providing a continuous runway f/or' eseries of balls confined therein,

said inner` bell/suppe meinbei having an outwardly opening-'concentrici'eceee; a shaft loosely engaging with seid eeess; a' support for saidelieft; and Ineens speeed i'ediay from seid Sheff; for locking the leterte said Supiert, substantially as de- 2. A b:zu ing` offlie 'classdescribed eenipiising e. shaft; e bearing inen'z-'ber iuaiebly mounteden seid shaft; e support ifea.' seid Shaft hrougb which Seid shaftpiojeets and means space-d i'edielly from seid shaft and also projectingtlnong'h enid support for leeking Athe seid she-ft to seid Suppert,substantially r'deseribed.

3. A bearing of the class described eemprising, e shaft; a bearingnienibei1 rotatably mounted. on seid shaft; :i support for seidA shaftthrough which said shaft piojeets; n radially and angulm'ly projectingmember .carrying said shaft and aise piojeeting through said support;and means engging with Seid radially' piejeeising 'menibtn7 for lockingsaidslief te seid support, substantially as described. 4

A beei'ing of the clase-,deseribed eenipi'ising :i shaft; e'bearingmember? rotatably mounted on said shaft; e, support for Seid Shaft; andn radially projecting" angruhu'y fonied member carrying seid shaft, seidsupport having two spe-eed openings for en gagement, by Seid, Slift and.nien-ber, substzui'ainlly as deeeiibed.

5. 'beering'ef the 'class described e0mprising afeuppeift having @wespaced open vinge therein; e. sulzisnntin-lly' U-ebeped mem- 6. Abeei'ingg` ef 'the clues deeribed eomfv pi'isine' n shaft; Sleeveleesely meunted en said i left; en annuler bearing membei leeeelyenc-ireling said sleeve; a Se1ie13'-0' bells interposed between Seid.sleeve und bearing member; und ineens. 'ei' balding Said bemin; memberHeemst relative" lonvitudi- Y' .n E; b

nu] movement on seid Sleeve, seid mennel comprising uy Split ringembracing seid sleeve und against which Suid bearing n'leinbeii adaptedto abu, subsen'tizillyeedesei'ibed.

7. A beeing of the 'eiase described Comprieing u shaft; a Sleeve looselymounted on said shaft; en annuler bearing member loosely encircling seidsleeve; e series of bulle` interposed between said sleeve end bearingmember; end means for holding aid bearing nieniber against i'eluizivelongitudine] movement en seid slm-we, seid Sleeve be ingcircumferential] y greeved for the receptiun of Seid means, subsentieliy:is desei'ibed.

in -tesimony wllefeef 'l lie-Ve signedmy naine en this'speeifieetion inthe presence of two Subseii'bing witnesees.

\ GUS'ii/UE DETE.

71V i tnessee JeeHUA l. H. Peters? JANET E. FARRELL.

